These photos were taken at Joey’s Comedy Club on July 27, 2011 in Livonia, MI. The line-up included the following comedians:
Bryan McCree, headliner.
Kate Brindle, feature.
Jeff Arcuri, mc and fellow alum of Bill Bushart’s Stand-Up Class, Spring 2011.
This past Friday was the 2nd installment of Joey’s Comedy Club presents Stand-Up in Detroit as part of 4th Fridays in the Park at Campus Martius Park. The evening’s line-up included:
Darnell Anderson
Brad Austin
Carl Johnson
Jeff Scheen
Sam White
Thank-you to all performers, Joey’s Comedy Club, and Campus Martius Park!
This past week I did a handful of shows.
I started at the Castle on Wednesday where I was working on a five minute clean set. It was basically the set I did at the Ice House in Pasadena last month minus the opening joke. It killed in Pasadena to the point where it threw off my timing. I couldn’t keep the faux anger thing going on because I was so overcome with delight that the Latinos were enjoying me so much. It ate shit at the Castle. I recorded it. Christine and I watched it. Her guess is that the opening joke might not be the right opening joke. Back to the drawing board.
After that I headed over to Joey’s for Bill Bushart’s birthday. Bill was on fire on stage! It was a blast to watch!
On Thursday I spoke at the writing session at Laff Tracks in Novi. It’s a good group they have there. I had a really fun time. I’m glad they had me come out. I worked from my notebook and tried some new stuff. It probably wasn’t club worthy, but I could see it working more for rowdy bar crowds. With the exception of one joke that I did a couple more times this past week, I honestly can’t remember what the other things were.
Friday and Saturday I was at the Holly Hotel with the Scheen and Connoly portion of the Jeff Comedy Jam. It was a strong line up! I think it’s fair to say that we all have similar sensibilities and if someone liked one of us, they liked us all. That being said, one of the shows was a battle. I’m still glad that Beth who runs the room there is still super cool and nice and hasn’t turned to the dark side that comes from whatever bad mojo haunts the Holly Hotel! Previous managers…horrible people. The most recent one started off nice, but turned evil. Beth is still going strong and just a genuinely nice person.
My friend and newest writing partner Lesley Braden returned to the art of stand up during the Saturday show. I was really impressed. She came out with a brand new five minutes and it hit strong!
Bobbitt, Scheen, Braden, Conolly!
My brother brought out a bunch of his family and friends to the Saturday show for his birthday and I was glad that it went well. He and I are polar opposites, but one thing we did always have in common was our sense of humor. My first performances were acting out scenes from Saturday Night Live, Strange Brew and Pee Wee’s Big Adventure with my brother on our front lawn for neighbor kids. It always makes me glad to have him in the audience. This year for his birthday I didn’t make him get up on stage with me. Okay, at Holly you can’t really get up on stage as much as you can get over on stage.
On Sunday, Mr. Scheen and I rocked Maxie’s in Flint. The new general manager was complaining about the previous week show because audience members apparently left. My only guess is it was the heat. Maxie’s needs to fix their A/C. I was drenched when I got done performing like I had been in a sauna. It was a fun night. Jeff Scheen left me alone in the parking lot with a scary man, but I made it home safe!
This week I’m in Lansing at Connxtions. Come on out if you’re in the area!
These photos were taken on July 13, 2011 at Joey’s Comedy Club in Livonia, MI. It was also Bill Bushart’s birthday.
The lineup for the evening’s show included:
Bill Bushart, headliner and birthday celebrant.
Rico Bruce Wade, feature.
Lee Smith, emcee.
Various photos of Detroit comedians who have performed at Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle Open Mic Night. Photos were taken on different dates.
These are pics from the 10:30PM at Joey’s Comedy Club. The line-up for the evening included:
Isaac Witty, headliner.
Paul Strickland, feature.
Germaine Gebhard, emcee.
June 23, 2011 was the last Comedy Night at Club Bart’s in Ferndale. It meant a lot to the stand-up comedians of Detroit. Here are some photos from that night and a couple extra I threw in. Big thanks to everyone who was a part of Club Bart’s Comedy Night.
Another awesome Hot Dog Monday at the Planet Ant Theatre (Hamtramck).
There’s a free pre-show bbq featuring Michigan’s finest foods (Koegels, Bettermade, Faygo, etc.) Bbq starts at 7PM.
The show starts at 8PM with the a guest team followed by the Home Team at 9PM. This week’s guest team was Motor City Improv.
Here’s comedian Garri Madera’s latest slideshow from the Detroit comedy scene. I closed the contest last night while scores were tallied. Man, it was a super awesome show. I’ve only seen three of the comics before. Lots of unique voices and Ed Beuhner did a hell of a job hosting!
Hey OFFTHEMIKE fans. Jeff Conolly here. You may remember me from the interview Mike did with me on this site. I just wanted to introduce myself as I am going to be one of the new and official contributors here on OFFTHEMIKE.COM. You may know me from doing stand up around Michigan, or perhaps my podcast Nerd Comic Rising.
So what will I be doing here? I will be syndicating some things from my own site, such as my podcast and my Doctor Who Episode Reviews.
Additionally, I will be providing original content, such as “THE LATE NIGHT WRAP UP” Where I showcase all the cool Late Night Comedy things you may have missed because your bedtime is before Conan.
You’ll be seeing a lot of me soon. Until then, Keep it Real Offthemikers!
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